Chapter 631 Temper (Part 2)

When removing her makeup at night, two delicate peach blossom petals were scattered on the mirror-like bluestone floor along with Eleventh Lady's dark black hair.

Xu Lingyi, who was lying on the bed reading a book, looked at the pink braids next to his wife's dark blue embroidered skirt and couldn't help but smile and said, "Did you have fun today?"

"Hmm!" Eleventh Lady turned to look at Xu Lingyi. "The sun shines lazily on people. The peach and plum blossoms are in bloom, attracting honey and butterflies. Jin and Shen are catching butterflies in the peach forest with a group of pugs, and we are there listening to Shen playing the flute. Xin and her maids went to pick a lot of wild flowers to make bracelets... I was still thinking, should we hold the banquet in the peach forest like today on March 3rd? Then I thought again, there are unknown insects in the bushes, it would be terrible if someone gets bitten."

"You can go to Chuanling Villa!" Xu Lingyi put down the book in his hand, "The terrain there is high, and the spring breeze blowing on your face is a different experience."

"I've thought about it." Eleventh Lady tied her long black hair into a bun, "I'm afraid it will be hard for Madam Huang and Madam Zheng to crawl - they are not young anymore." After saying that, she sat down beside the bed, "Let's do it in the flower hall like in previous years! If the younger generation like Qin's wife want to go out and have a look, let Yu's wife accompany them."

Xu Lingyi nodded and talked about Jiang'er's homework: "I heard from Mr. Zhao that he only knows most of the words in the book "Youth Education" and can only write a few simple words..." He seemed quite worried.

"At first I only taught him to read, not to write." Eleventh Lady laughed, "First, he was young and didn't have the strength to hold a pen, so I was afraid he would develop bad writing habits; second, he couldn't sit still and would start drawing while writing. I was afraid that if I forced him to write, he would get bored and not want to practice, so I just let him do it. If he had been taught by a teacher and learned a few words beforehand, he would have been faster than the average child in both learning to read and writing, and he would have been interested in learning."

Taking care of this and that. Xu Lingyi felt that Shiyi Niang was too spoiled by children.

When he was a child, he didn't like writing. His father hit his palms with a stick several times, and his hands were swollen, but he didn't dare to say a word and sat there obediently to trace the red characters. When he grew up, he didn't say he would stop studying and writing. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown and secretly pay attention to his brother's homework.

After the first few days, Jiang'er's studies gradually began to develop a regular pattern. He woke up at 3:45 am every morning. His breakfast was usually a cup of goat milk, a golden and silver steamed bun or two small steamed buns, and half an apple. He arrived at Xiumuyuan at 1:45 am, and officially started squatting. At 3:45 am, he returned to his room, washed and changed clothes, and then had breakfast with them, went to pay his respects to the lady, and arrived at Fuyuan at 3:45 am.

In addition to teaching Qin'er, Mr. Zhao also taught Xu Sizhen.

The ages are different, the teachings are different, and the arrangements are different.

In the morning, he taught Zheng'er an hour of "Youth Learning", and then taught Xu Siwei "The Analects of Confucius". While teaching Zheng'er, Xu Siwei practiced calligraphy.

While Jiang Ge'er was giving lectures to Xu Sizhen, Xu Sizhen would practice calligraphy or write articles on the side.

School was over in the early afternoon. Xu Sizhen and Xu Siyi went back to their own rooms to eat, and sometimes they would eat together. Jianger went back to the inner courtyard, had lunch, took a nap, and then arrived at the end of the day. Then he was escorted by the maid to the Shuangfu Courtyard.

In the afternoon, Xu Sizhen's class was all class. He copied the Chinese characters while Xu Sizhen practiced calligraphy or did the homework assigned by Mr. Zhao.

Just as Shiyi Niang said. For the words he knew, Jiang Ge'er quickly learned to write. Although his writing was not good, Mr. Zhao was still surprised by his speed of reading and writing.

He had taught Xu Sizhen and Xu Siyi for several years and was used to finding the good points in his children. He could find some good points even if they had none. Moreover, Qin Ge'er was smart, lively and talkative, so he naturally praised him endlessly.

After being praised by the teacher, the restless Jinger began to feel a little proud. In addition, the novelty of starting school had worn off, so he did not practice calligraphy as hard as he did at the beginning. He often stopped writing and grumbled with his brothers who were listening to Mr. Zhao's lecture, which seriously affected Mr. Zhao's teaching. Mr. Zhao thought about it and asked someone to tell Shiyi Niang that Jinger should practice calligraphy at home in the afternoon.

After the banquet on March 3, the only important festivals left were the Buddha's birthday on April 8, the birthday of the wife on April 26, and the Dragon Boat Festival on May 5. Eleventh Lady was free, and when Mr. Zhao mentioned this, she immediately agreed. She accompanied her son to practice calligraphy every afternoon. Seeing that his son could not concentrate, Eleventh Lady made an agreement with him:

"If you can practice seriously for 25 minutes, I will let you play for 15 hours."

It was the season of colorful flowers, chirping birds and fragrant flowers. In previous years, he would pick flowers and catch insects, play with lotus and feed birds in the back garden. His mind had long been flying away. He smiled and frowned when he heard the words. He immediately said "OK" loudly, lowered his head, and traced the red characters seriously. After a month, he had made great progress.

Xu Lingyi heaved a sigh of relief and put his mind on the temple. A few days ago, a group of Japanese pirates came to Zhoushan and burned and looted several villages. The emperor was furious, and the Marquis of Jinghai was held accountable. More than 30 officials, including the Fujian general, the lieutenant general, the Zhejiang general, and the lieutenant general, were dismissed. Among them, the Fujian general and the Zhejiang general were dismissed and escorted to Yanjing for trial.

Some people brought up the ban again, and some talked about Xu Lingyi's experience in suppressing the rebellion in the northwest.

He just laughed it off when he first heard it. Fujian has been in turmoil in recent years. Whenever something happens, someone would bring up such a thing. But he never expected that on the birthday of the Madam, Chen Gelao and Dou Gelao came to celebrate the Madam's birthday, but they both asked him privately if he was willing to go to the Japanese. He was bored at home. He was quite tempted when he heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up the idea and refused it at that time. But he still felt a little uneasy. Elder Chen is the chief assistant. Elder Dou has been very powerful in recent years and has long surpassed Elder Liang and others who have more experience than him. He seems to be below Elder Chen but above all the others. If these two people recommend him to go to Fujian together... the consequences will be very serious.

Xu Lingyi took some time to visit Liang Ge Lao, and had a long secret conversation with Wang Li, and then waited for news at home.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the new Fujian and Zhejiang generals took office, and he finally felt relieved. After returning home, he talked to Shiyi Niang: "... This won't work. We have to find a way to recommend a few generals who can fight water battles to the Ministry of War."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Didn't Master Ma Zuowen be transferred to Fujian? Why not let him find out for you?"

"If he had a candidate, he would have recommended the Ministry of War long ago. Why is it so difficult?" Xu Lingyi smiled bitterly. It was inconvenient for him to leave Beijing, so he became a little irritated. Looking at the calmness between Shiyi Niang's brows, he didn't want her to be upset, so he smiled and changed the subject: "I heard that Third Sister-in-law is sick, what's wrong?"

Today, Eleventh Lady brought Xiang and Fifth Lady to Sanjing Hutong to visit the patient.

"She said she had chest tightness and shortness of breath." Eleventh Lady smiled, "I asked Doctor Liu to take a look. He said that she would be fine after taking a few doses of medicine. We saw that Third Sister-in-law was unhappy and not in good spirits, so we didn't stay long. We drank a cup of tea and left." As she spoke, she laughed, "Fortunately we went to visit the patient, otherwise we wouldn't have known that Brother Qin's wife was more than three months pregnant! It's hard for Brother Qin's wife. She has to take care of Third Sister-in-law and Brother Qin's wife. I heard that Brother Qin's mother-in-law praises Qin's wife for her virtues to everyone she meets!"

Xu Lingyi recalled that the Crown Prince had specially summoned Jin Ge'er to the palace so that Fang Jie'er could hold him, and couldn't help but laugh, "Didn't they ask you for Jin Ge'er's clothes?" He added, "If the Crown Princess gives birth to a princess this time, I think our Jin Ge'er will be able to rest for a while!"

Eleventh Lady also laughed.

A maid came in and said, "Madam, Manager Bai is here!"

Eleventh Lady asked the maid to report to Chief Butler Bai.

Xu Lingyi asked curiously, "What do you want to see Chief Butler Bai for?"

"Zhu Xiang's wedding is scheduled for September, and Xiu Lian is also getting married.

I need to add a few more people to my house. I want Butler Bai to help me pick a few and let Amber take care of them."

Eleventh Lady looked around and found no better candidate than the Yan Fu mentioned by Song Mama. She wrote a letter to Yu Kang and discussed it with Fifth Lady, and finally agreed to the marriage. However, in this case, Zhu Xiang would have to marry in Shanxi.

As they were talking, Chief Butler Bai came in. Knowing that Shiyi Niang was looking for a maid, he hurriedly and respectfully agreed. Shiyi Niang asked Amber to go with Chief Butler Bai to select someone.

Jiange'er ran in with a pouty mouth.

"Dad!" Seeing Xu Lingyi at home, he was a little surprised. He bowed respectfully and went to Shiyi Niang's side, "Mom, mom, I also want to find an archery master!"

"An archery master?" Eleventh Lady was puzzled. "Didn't Master Pang say that when you can walk on the plum blossom pole, he will teach you martial arts, and when you have mastered martial arts, you can start learning horse riding and archery. Why do we need to find another archery master?"

"Mother," said Jian'er unconvincedly, "Seventh brother's grandfather not only gave Seventh brother a bow and arrow, but also sent someone to serve Seventh brother. That person is very good at boxing and kicking, and can shoot through a willow tree from a hundred steps away. When I went to Shuangfuyuan for class, Seventh brother followed that person to learn archery. Just now, Seventh brother shot the plum vase in my room with one arrow. Mother, please find me an archery master! I will learn from the master every day after school, and I will definitely be a better archer than Jian'er!"

Eleventh Lady was very surprised.

A few days ago, the Fifth Lady was still whispering in the Dowager's ear, saying that Chen'er was so young, but he had to get up before dawn every day to practice martial arts, which was too hard. Why did Grandpa Sun send a martial artist to serve Chen'er after the Dragon Boat Festival in Hongdeng Hutong, and also taught Chen'er archery in private... She looked at Xu Lingyi.

There was a hint of confusion in Xu Lingyi's eyes, and he was obviously a little confused about this matter.

Eleventh Lady thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Xin'er only shot at your plum vase, did he break it?"

Jiange'er said in a depressed mood: "I only shot the plum vase, but didn't break it!"

"That's it!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "Look at building a house. First you have to lay a good foundation, and then you can lay bricks. It's the same with archery. If you don't train your strength now, your arrows will not have the power to shoot out and you won't be able to break the plum vase..."

Before she could finish her words, Jiang Ge'er showed an expression of sudden realization, and he ran out of the house: "I'll go tell my seventh brother..."

"This child is too competitive!" Eleventh Lady shook her head as she looked at her son's back, "He wants to win everything."

"Being strong-willed has its advantages." Xu Lingyi disagreed. "If you just muddle through everything, don't strive for progress, and just go with the flow, then what's the point of that!"

I had a checkup this morning, and the injection was changed to the afternoon. My mother doesn't allow me to stay up late at night, so I have to write when I get back from the hospital. Please forgive me!

Chapter 633: Apology (Part 1)

Seriously speaking, Shiyi Niang is also a very competitive person. Otherwise, she would not have chosen to start her own business in her previous life, and she would not have married into the Yongping Marquis's Mansion in her later life. But she is not as radical as Jian Ge'er, and she is not willing to give in even on trivial matters that are not related to life and death.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile.

When to be tough and when to compromise is the helplessness after learning from past experiences. He looks calm and relaxed, but he is a bit sad. He is not like Jiangeer, who is still innocent and straightforward at that age. He does not know how to tolerate and compromise. He does whatever he wants and follows his heart, but he seems energetic.

Maybe she was like this when she was little, but it was so long ago that I don't remember it anymore.

Eleventh Lady stood there and sighed for a while, then went to the flower hall.

She asked Master Jian to bring a few skilled embroiderers from Xipu to help Zhuxiang with the embroidery for her wedding.

Unexpectedly, Qiuju came too.

"Madam," she knelt down to greet Eleventh Lady, "in the past in Yuhang, my sister Zhuxiang and I slept in the same bed." She said, tears streaming down her face, "Now that she is getting married, I want to personally bring someone to embroider her wedding dowry."

Yu Hang, they suffered a lot, but because of this they developed a deeper bond than anyone else.

"Then you should take more care of her." Shiyi Niang smiled, "She has been by my side for these years, helping me take care of this and that. I have saved a lot of worry, but I have delayed her affairs." She was a little disappointed.

"I don't agree with what you said, Madam." Qiu Ju pretended to speak quickly, "In the past, we knew nothing. If we hadn't served Madam and learned this and that, how could we be where we are today? Yesterday, I told my boss that Amber was lucky to stay with Madam forever."

"After all, you are in charge of a wedding shop, your perspective and knowledge are different." Shiyi Niang knew that she was trying to persuade herself, and said to Master Jian with a smile, "Now you know how to persuade others."

Master Jian laughed, his smile showing his relief.

Shiyi Niang asked Qiuju to take out the patterns she brought, and several people sat around to discuss how to prepare wedding dowry for Zhuxiang.

There was a noise outside.

Several people couldn't help but look up.

Then he saw Shen Ge'er running in breathlessly with a small bow in his hand, followed closely by Jian Ge'er who was furious.

"Fourth aunt, fourth aunt," Chen Ge'er threw himself into Shiyi Niang's arms as soon as he entered the room, "Sixth brother hit me!" As she spoke, Shiyi Niang had already hugged Chen Ge'er.

After finding the umbrella, Shen Ge'er immediately became calm and relaxed, and even glanced at Jian Ge'er with pride.

"You're lying!" Jiange'er looked at Shene'er hiding in Shiyi Niang's arms, and was so angry that he jumped up and down, "I just wanted to borrow your bow and arrow..."

"That's right, that's right!" Before Jin Ge'er could say anything, Jin Ge'er shouted at him, "You saw me shoot your Eight Treasures Colored Glass Bowl and you were not convinced, so you wanted to steal my bow and arrow..."

"I don't care about your broken bow and arrow!" Jian Ge'er's face flushed, "I saw that you shot my Eight Treasures Glazed Bowl even though you were standing so far away, so I wanted to see what the difference is between your bow and arrow and mine..."

"Eight Treasures Colored Glass Bowl?" Eleventh Lady was a little surprised, "Why did you take out the Eight Treasures Colored Glass Bowl?"

The eight-treasure colored glaze bowl was about five inches long, with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white. The eight colors were like clouds and mist, and it was very exquisite. It was Xu Lingyi's collection. Zhenge'er liked it when he saw it, and he went around Xu Lingyi for several days before he got it. It was placed in Zhenge'er's hall, and it was usually decorated with red patterns. A Jin and his friends cleaned it, and the little maids didn't dare to touch it.

But the two of them only had each other in their eyes, and they started arguing with each other, their faces flushed.

Eleventh Lady was both amused and confused. She listened carefully for a long time and finally got the general idea.

It turned out that after hearing what Shiyi Niang said, Jian Geer immediately ran to find Shi Geer in triumph, saying that although Shi Geer could shoot arrows, the arrows he shot out had no power and could not break anything, so they were completely useless. Shi Geer was not convinced, so he took the arrows and wanted to have a fight with Jian Geer. Jian Geer pointed to an incense burner and asked Shi Geer to shoot. Shi Geer shot five or six arrows but failed to hit the target, so he said that the incense burner was too small and he wanted to change it to a bigger one. Jian Geer agreed generously and asked Shi Geer to pick one at random. Shi Geer immediately fell in love with the eight-treasure glass bowl that was a little smaller than the washbasin.

Jian Ge'er couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.

Chen Ge'er laughed at Jian Ge'er for being stingy.

When Jian Ge'er heard this, he immediately agreed.

As a result, Chen Ge'er shot an arrow and hit the eight-treasure glazed bowl.

Brother Jian was dumbfounded.

Brother Shen proudly raised the bow and arrow in his hand.

Jiange'er came to his senses and wanted to see his bow and arrow, saying something like "This bow must be a precious bow."

If Shen'er doesn't give it to him, Jian'er will go and snatch it away.

The two of them, one running and the other chasing, circled around the house. Seeing that the bow and arrow were about to be snatched away by Jin Ge'er, Jin Ge'er turned his eyes and ran to Shiyi Niang.

Eleventh Lady was a little stunned.

It has only been a month since the Dragon Boat Festival, and Chen Ge'er has achieved such success. Or, Chen Ge'er has a talent in this area?

She thought about it and pulled the two children apart: "Okay, okay. You are brothers. If you have anything to say, you can talk to each other in a nice way. You can't quarrel like this!" Then she said, "Look, everyone is looking at you.

The two of them stopped talking awkwardly, but stared at each other unconvinced.

Eleventh Lady persuaded him for a long time, and Jian Ge'er said that he did not want to take Shen Ge'er's bow and arrow for himself. Shen Ge'er said that Jian Ge'er did not hit him. Then the two of them shook hands awkwardly and made peace.

Chen Ge'er walked away with his bow and arrow on his back, his head held high, while Qin Ge'er returned to the house in depression.

Eleventh Lady sent Master Jian and the others away and immediately went to Jian Ge'er's place. She talked to her son on the pillow of the big kang by the window. She used many metaphors to tell him the truths of "there are people beyond people and mountains beyond mountains" and "brothers are united and their strength can break gold". Jian Ge'er gradually came to his senses and his brows regained their bright look.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, the next day when they were doing horse stance in Xiumuyuan, they started arguing over whether to do horse stance or learn archery first.

Master Pang scolded them a few times, but the two men turned a deaf ear. Master Pang simply carried them one by one to the center of the yard and said, "Both of you, lower your backs and get off your horses!" He asked them to squat in the sun.

The two of them snorted at each other and half-knelt down.

The midsummer sun rose very early, shining brightly, making people feel a little irritated.

Jiang'er squatted for a while and saw Master Pang sitting on the armchair under the eaves drinking tea, so he quietly moved a few steps to the shade of the tree nearby.

Master Pang was correcting Huang Xiaomao's posture and didn't notice.

Seeing this, Jian Ge'er became even bolder, moved a few steps, and squatted under the shade of the tree.

Chen Ge'er occasionally looked back and suddenly found that there was a tree shadow over the head of Qin Ge'er, who was punished together with him. He immediately understood what was going on and took a few steps to the side while Master Pang was scolding Chang'an. When Master Pang nodded to Chang'an with satisfaction and turned to walk towards the armchair under the eaves, Chen Ge'er took a few more steps to the side.

In this way, he squatted under the shade of the tree like Jiange'er.

The sunlight shone through the leaves and cast a mottled shadow on Chen'er's clothes. Chen'er couldn't help but look at Jian'er - if you can do it, I can do it too!

Jiang'er had been keeping an eye on Shen'er, who was punished at the same time as him. When he saw Shen'er move under the shade of a tree, he couldn't help but laugh silently - at least he still had some sense and didn't stand there like an idiot basking in the sun.

The two people's eyes met in the air.

One looked provocative, the other looked disdainful... They both turned their heads away.

"What are you two doing!" Master Pang's deafening voice roared like thunder, "The most important thing about squatting is perseverance, and you two actually stood up without permission..." As he spoke, Master Pang walked over with a stern face, and carried Jin and Shen back to the center of the yard under the sunlight, "Hold on! If you dare to stand up again, I will tell the Marquis and let him punish you according to the family rules!"

The two men were unable to escape and stood in horse stance in the middle of the yard again.

"Damn it!" Jiang'er looked at Master Pang's slightly limping figure and his face flushed red.

"Can't I squat in the shade of the tree?" Brother Xu gritted his teeth.

The two looked at each other and saw unwillingness in each other's eyes.

The common hatred immediately made the two forget their previous argument.

One of them said: "Sixth brother, can we just let it go like this?"

"Of course we can't just let it go!" said another, "We have to think of a way!"

"Sixth brother, what can we do?" Seeing that his brother and he had the same idea, Chen Ge'er's tone became cheerful, "You need to be quick, I think the incense is almost finished!"

Jian Ge'er was stunned for a long while before he growled in a low voice: "It's better to finish burning the incense. Otherwise, we can't move, and no matter how good the method is, it will be useless!"

Chen Ge'er said "Oh" and said nothing more.

"The sun is the ancestor of all yang, and the moon is the image of the sun." Brother Jian recited aloud what he had learned from "Youth Learning" yesterday.

Mr. Zhao nodded continuously: "Not bad, not bad!" Then he put down the book and took out the big characters he had written long ago, "I will copy these today."

Jianger replied "yes" respectfully, and happily took the rice paper. A sly look flashed in his eyes, and he pulled Mr. Zhao's sleeve affectionately, "Sir, what are you most afraid of?"

Mr. Zhao thought for a moment and said with a smile: "What I fear most is breaking one's promise!"

"That's not what I'm talking about!" Jiang Ge'er laughed brilliantly, "I'm asking what you are most afraid of, sir? For example, tigers or wolves.

"Oh!" Mr. Zhao laughed, "I'm most afraid of toads. They feel dirty."

"So the teacher is afraid of toads!" Qin Ge'er's smile was like the summer sun, so dazzling that it was hard to open your eyes. "Then I'll go back and trace the red characters!"

Although he didn't know why the student asked this question, Mr. Zhao still nodded with satisfaction at Jiang'er's well-behaved behavior.

The next day, just as Master Pang was standing on the steps with his hands behind his back, seven or eight toads jumped out of the bushes nearby, and some even jumped to Master Pang's feet.

There are trees all around Xiumuyuan, and in June, it is common for a few toads to run out.

Master Pang took a quick glance and kicked a few toads aside casually. He looked sternly at Brothers Jing and Shen who were standing on the steps and said, "Start squatting now!"

Several children responded in unison and half-knelt down.

Master Pang's eyes couldn't help but fall on Brother Jin and Brother Shen.

For some reason, he felt that the expressions on their faces just now were a little strange.

"What's wrong?" Master Pang asked sternly, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

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Ever since the incident with Jian'er's leg pain, Master Pang has paid more attention to the children.